KR101394969B1 - Method and apparatus for providing landmarkin online game - Google Patents

Abstract

It is possible to set a landmark directly designated by a user on a virtual space on an online game so that other users can easily notify a specific position on the map and the shape or color of each of a plurality of landmarks is set differently And provides information to the other users about the corresponding position on the map. A method for providing a landmark of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of transmitting a landmark setting screen to a user terminal when the landmark providing apparatus receives a landmark generating signal from a user terminal, Setting at least one of an image, a function, and an application range of the landmark according to an input signal received from the user terminal through the user terminal, a step of setting a landmark When receiving a use signal from a user terminal, displaying at least one landmark set on the user terminal, receiving, on receipt of a selection signal for one of the at least one landmark from the user terminal, Determining the set coverage, using the landmark according to the determined coverage Displaying on the map displayed on the terminal, and when receiving a selection input of the landmarks displayed on the map from the user terminal, displaying the functions set in the landmark in the user terminal; .

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LANDMARK ONLINE GAME Field of the Invention [0001]

The present invention allows a user to easily set a landmark directly specified by a user on a virtual space on an online game so that other users can easily notify a specific position on the map, And to provide information on a corresponding position on the map to other users by setting the shape or color of each mark differently.

Online games are a big part of online culture industry due to the development of network and computer technology. With the development of online games, users have been demanding online games of various genres, and online games of a very wide variety of genres are now being served.

On the other hand, most of the online games currently being provided are providing characters. Users access a game server using a terminal of a user, select a character provided in an online game, and enjoy a game by operating a character.

In addition, most online games are performed in the virtual space of the game, and the character that the user operates moves through the virtual space and performs the mission. This virtual space on the online game is called a map in the game.

Recently, online games often provide relatively large-sized maps than conventional online games. This is because the amount of information that can be processed at the same time has been drastically increased according to the development of the technology, and it is desired that the user can perform more various missions in the game as the number of users increases. However, as the size of the map increases, users have difficulty in locating their character on the map.

In addition, when a plurality of users play games together according to the characteristics of the online game, there is a need to notify other users of the location of their character, and there is a need to notify other users of information about specific locations on the map . However, existing online games simply provide a chat function between users, so that not only does it provide inaccurate information due to limitations in describing information about a user's own location or specific location on the map, There is a problem that the game can not be continuously performed because the user can not manipulate the character and the interest in the game is lowered.

Thus, the present invention enables a user to directly set a landmark, which is designated by a user, on a virtual space on an on-line game, so that other users can easily notify a specific position on the map, Or to set different colors so that information on the corresponding position on the map can be provided to other users.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a landmark for an on-line game, the method comprising: receiving a landmark generating signal from a user terminal; Transmitting; Setting at least one of an image, a function and an application range of the landmark according to an input signal received from the user terminal through the landmark setting screen; And displaying at least one landmark set on the user terminal when receiving a landmark use signal for a location selected by the user on the map, which is a virtual space on the online game, during the on-line game, from the user terminal; .

Wherein the step of displaying the landmark comprises the steps of: determining a predetermined application range for the selected landmark when receiving a selection signal for one of the at least one landmark from the user terminal; Displaying the landmark on a map displayed on the user terminal according to the determined coverage; And displaying on the user terminal a function set in the landmark when receiving a selection input for the landmark displayed on the map from the user terminal; .

The landmark setting screen may include a landmark image selecting window for displaying an image of a plurality of previously stored landmarks on the user terminal to set an image of the landmark; A landmark function setting window for displaying information on a function of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the function of the landmark; And a landmark application range setting window for displaying information on an application range of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the application range of the landmark.

The step of selecting the landmark function may further include setting different colors of the landmark image according to the set function when the landmark function is set for the same landmark image; .

The landmark setting screen may include a user image addition button, which is a button that allows a user to create a landmark image and add the landmark image to the landmark image selection window in addition to the previously stored plurality of landmark images. And

A user function input button for adding the landmark function inputted from the user terminal to the landmark function setting window in addition to the previously stored plurality of landmark functions; .

Wherein the step of setting the image, the function, and the application range of the landmark comprises: displaying a landmark image creation screen for generating the landmark image to the user terminal upon receiving the user image addition button selection signal from the user terminal ; Adding a landmark image generated by an input of the user terminal to the landmark image selection window on the landmark image creation screen; Displaying a landmark function input window capable of inputting a function for the landmark to the user terminal when receiving a selection input for the user function input button from the user terminal; And adding a function input to the landmark function input window to the landmark function setting window; As shown in Fig.

Wherein the step of setting the application range includes: setting a user character application range in which the landmark is displayed on the terminal of the user; Setting a team application range in which the landmark is displayed on a terminal of another user corresponding to a character belonging to the team including the character of the user; And setting all user ranges in which the landmark is displayed on all user terminals of the online game; It is preferable to set the range of the landmark to the applicable range.

Wherein the step of setting the application range includes: setting a game mode in which the landmark can be used among the plurality of game modes when the online game provides a plurality of game modes; .

Wherein the step of displaying the set at least one landmark comprises the steps of: determining whether the mode of the game in progress when the landmark use signal is received is a mode in which the landmark is available; And displaying the at least one landmark on the user terminal when it is determined that the landmark can be used. .

Wherein the step of displaying the landmark on the map displayed on the user terminal includes the step of displaying the landmark on the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal when the application range of the landmark is the user character application range ; When the application range of the landmark is the team application range, acquires information of other users belonging to the team including the user of the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal, Displaying a landmark; And displaying the landmark on the terminal of all users connected to the online game when the coverage range of the landmark is in the range of all users. .

The step of displaying the landmark on the map displayed on the user terminal preferably displays a number set according to the order displayed on the map together with the landmark when the same number of times the same landmark is selected is plural times Do.

The step of displaying the landmark on the map displayed on the user terminal may include: determining whether the online game provides a map for the map and a mini-map for performing a radar function; And displaying the landmark on the minimap if the minimap is provided; .

Wherein the step of displaying on the mini-map is a step of displaying the landmark on the mini-map displayed on the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal when the application range of the landmark is the user character application range step; If the application range of the landmark is the team application range, information of other users belonging to the team including the user of the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal is acquired and displayed on the user terminals of the other users Displaying the landmark on the mini-map; And displaying the landmark on the mini-map displayed on the terminal of all users connected to the online game, when the coverage range of the landmark is in the range of all users. .

The step of displaying on the mini-map preferably displays, on the mini-map together with the landmark, a number set according to the order displayed on the map, when the same number of the same landmark is selected a plurality of times.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing a landmark of an online game, the apparatus comprising: a team information storage unit for storing team information of a plurality of teams operating on an online game; A character information storage unit for storing information on each of a plurality of characters operated on an online game including a character constituting the team; A map information storage unit for storing information on a plurality of maps which are virtual spaces on an online game; And transmitting the landmark setting screen to the user terminal when the landmark generating signal is received from the user terminal, setting at least one landmark according to the input signal received through the user terminal, And a landmark setting unit for displaying the set at least one landmark on the user terminal when receiving the landmark use signal from the terminal.

Preferably, the landmark setting unit displays the landmark on the map of the user terminal according to the application range set in the landmark when displaying the set at least one landmark.

The landmark setting screen may include a landmark image selecting window for displaying an image of a plurality of previously stored landmarks on the user terminal to set an image of the landmark; A landmark function setting window for displaying information on a function of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the function of the landmark; And a landmark application range setting window in the user terminal for information on an application range of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to set the application range of the landmark; .

Preferably, the landmark setting unit sets different colors of the landmark image according to the set function when a plurality of functions of the landmark are set for the same landmark image.

The landmark setting screen includes a plurality of previously stored landmark images, a plurality of previously stored landmark images, and a user image addition button, which is a button that allows a user to create a landmark image and add the landmark image to the landmark image selection window ; And a user function input button for adding the landmark function inputted from the user terminal to the landmark function setting window in addition to the previously stored plurality of landmark functions. .

Wherein the landmark setting unit sets the landmark of the user to the user's character application range in which the landmark is displayed on the terminal of the user in the application range of the landmark to the terminal of another user corresponding to the character belonging to the team including the character of the user, A team application range in which a mark is displayed, and all user ranges in which the landmark is displayed on the terminals of all users on the online game, and sets the coverage range for the landmark.

Wherein the landmark setting unit displays the landmark in the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal when the application range of the landmark is the user character application range, The control unit acquires information of other users belonging to the team including the user of the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal and displays the landmark on the user terminal of the other users, It is preferable that the landmark is displayed on the terminals of all the users who access the online game.

The landmark setting unit preferably displays a number set according to the order displayed on the map together with the landmark when the same number of the same landmark is selected a plurality of times.

Preferably, the map information storage unit stores a mini-map for performing map and radar functions for the map.

Preferably, the landmark setting unit receives the mini-map information for the ongoing game from the map information storage unit, and displays the landmark on the mini-map of the user terminal.

According to the present invention, a landmark directly designated by a user in an online game performed in a virtual space can be installed at a position selected by a user on a virtual space, so that a user can easily inform another user of a specific position on the map . In addition, the shape or color of each of the plurality of landmarks may be set differently so that information on the corresponding position on the map can be provided to other users. Also, it is possible to increase the communication among the team members by displaying the user landmark only to the team members who constitute the same team as the user. Therefore, users can utilize landmarks to utilize various information in the game, thereby increasing the interest of the game.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a landmark of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a user landmark setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows a flow of generating a user landmark according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows a flow of setting an application target of a landmark according to an example of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a flow of displaying a landmark during a race according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows a flow of displaying selected landmarks on a map according to an example of the present invention.
7 shows a flow of displaying selected landmarks on a mini-map according to an example of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing a landmark of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing a landmark of an online game according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following examples are intended to illustrate the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, equivalent inventions performing the same functions as the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, it is to be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

In the embodiments of the present invention, " communication ", " communication network ", and " network " The three terms refer to wired and wireless local area and wide area data transmission and reception networks capable of transmitting and receiving a file between a user terminal, a terminal of another user, and a download server.

In the following description, the term " game server " refers to a server computer to which users are connected and connected to use game contents. In the case of a game having a small capacity or a small number of users, a plurality of game programs can be operated in one game server. In addition, in the case of a game having a very large capacity or a large number of real-time connections, there may be one or more game servers for operating one game depending on the functions of the game.

In addition, middleware for the database and servers performing payment processing can be connected to the game server, but a description thereof will be omitted in the present invention.

In the present invention, a character refers to all characters appearing in a game in which a user can experience a single item during an online game. The character appears on the game screen and performs a certain action in the game according to a user's operation. Also, the character can be raised in level by accumulating a certain experience value according to the result of the game, and the character's ability value becomes stronger as the level increases.

In the present invention, a map means a virtual space in which a user operated by a user operates to perform a given mission. Maps are provided in various sizes and shapes, depending on the type of game. Depending on the type of game, the map can be displayed as the ground of the real world, or it can be expressed as a forest, a mountain, or a city. It may also be displayed in sky, in the sea, or in outer space in other kinds of games. That is, the map does not refer to a specific space, and any type of virtual space can be provided as a map according to the type of game.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a landmark of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method for providing a landmark of an online game according to the present invention will be described. First, the landmark providing apparatus determines whether a landmark is generated (S100). Since the landmark that can be set by the user is not provided in the existing online game, the landmark providing apparatus can generate and provide the landmark. Here, the landmark may be provided by the landmark providing apparatus so that the landmark set and created in advance can be used by the users. That is, the users can set the landmark generated by the landmark providing apparatus to be usable only. However, in the present invention, the landmark may also be a landmark created by an object modeled by the user. In addition, even if the landmark provided by the landmark providing apparatus is a user, the user can select and utilize a predetermined number of landmarks among the plurality of landmarks. In some cases, the selected landmark may perform other functions To be set. Thus, the landmark providing apparatus of the present invention can provide a landmark setting screen. Then, the user can input the landmark generating signal to the landmark providing apparatus using the user terminal, and enter the landmark into the setting screen.

When receiving the landmark generating signal, the landmark providing apparatus enters the landmark setting screen to generate at least one user landmark (S200). As described above, the landmark generated here may be generated by the user by selecting a predetermined number of landmarks from a plurality of landmarks generated in advance by the landmark providing apparatus, And transmitted to the device. Here, the landmark means an image displayed on the map, and in the present invention, the landmark and the landmark image can be used in the same sense.

When the landmark is generated, the landmark function is set for each of the generated at least one landmark (S300). The function of the landmark set here indicates the use of each landmark for sharing with other users, and does not mean that the landmark substantially performs any action on the game, but when the user selects the landmark , The use of the set landmark is displayed on the user terminal.

In the present invention, a plurality of landmarks may be utilized. Each landmark is used by a user to recognize information about a specific location on the map by the user himself or another user, and can set different uses for the plurality of landmarks. For example, a user may use a landmark to mark a specific location on the map as a danger zone where an enemy pops up, or use a landmark to notify other users of where the user's character is located on the map have. The use of various kinds of landmarks makes it difficult for the user to memorize all the functions of various types of landmarks. Accordingly, when the user clicks on a specific landmark or moves a mouse point on the map, the function set in the landmark is explained in the form of a pop-up or a speech balloon so that the user can easily confirm the use of the landmark. In the present invention, the function of the landmark can be set by, for example, displaying the position of the user character, displaying the dangerous area, setting the team member set place, etc., and the landmark is used for all purposes Can be used. Further, a plurality of landmark images may be individually set for each function of the landmark, but different combinations of colors may be set for the images of one landmark so as to be set as different landmarks. For example, the location mark of the user character may be set to apply white in the same landmark image, the hazard area indication to apply red, and the gathering place to apply green. In this case, since the function of the landmark can be displayed to the users in different colors in the same landmark, it is easy for the users to recognize the function of the landmark, and the landmark image can be recycled. Also, in the case of a specific landmark, numbers or symbols can be added to the same landmark image. For example, after sequentially assigning numbers to the same landmark, the user can inform another user of the number of the specific landmark to another user so that the other user can easily identify the position he / she wants to point to.

When the function of the landmark is set, a landmark application target is set (S400). Online games provide various modes of game, and a large number of users collectively play games. In such an online game, a plurality of users may play a game against a common enemy provided by an online game, or a plurality of users may compete with each other in teams . In an online game in which these various modes are provided, a landmark may not be provided in all modes. Depending on the mode the user is performing, the use of the user landmark may be deactivated. Therefore, the mode in which the landmark is applied among the plurality of modes can be set first. And, even after the mode is set, it is possible to set whether all the users can confirm the landmark according to the type of the landmark or only the team member included in the team of the user or only the user terminal of the user .

When the landmark has been set up, it is determined whether to add another landmark (S500). If it is determined that a landmark is to be added, step (S200) of generating a user landmark, step S300 of setting a landmark function, and step (S400) of setting a landmark application target are repeated. However, if it is determined that the landmark is not added, it is determined whether the user starts the game (S600).

When the game is started, the landmark providing apparatus determines whether a landmark use signal is received from the user terminal (S700). The user can transmit the landmark use signal to the landmark providing apparatus through the user terminal when the user operates the character on the map to proceed the competition and wants to display the landmark at a specific position during the competition.

When the landmark use signal is received, the landmark providing apparatus displays the landmark selected by the user at the position selected by the user on the map (S800). In the present invention, since the user landmark can place at least one landmark set by the user at an arbitrary position on the map, the landmark providing apparatus waits for the landmark use signal to be received from the user terminal. Upon receipt of the landmark use signal, at least one landmark set by the user is displayed on the user terminal and the user can select a landmark that the user needs.

After displaying the landmark, the landmark providing apparatus determines whether the competition is finished (S900). If the game has not ended, the landmark providing apparatus again determines whether a landmark use signal is received from the user terminal (S700).

As described above, in the landmark providing method of FIG. 1, the user can place the landmark selected by the user or the landmark directly modeled by the user out of the plurality of landmarks provided by the landmark providing apparatus at an arbitrary position on the map . Thus, the user can provide the other users with information about specific locations on the map. Further, when the user selects a specific landmark displayed on the map, a description of the landmark is displayed on the user terminal so that the landmark can perform the set function.

Fig. 2 shows a user landmark setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the landmark of the present invention has been described in which the user can generate a landmark, and apply the function and application range of the generated landmark. The user landmark setting screen 10 of FIG. 2 includes a landmark image selection window LMSW, a landmark function setting window LMFW, and a landmark application range setting window LMRW.

The landmark image selection window (LMSW) displays a plurality of landmark images (LMI) created by the landmark providing apparatus, and allows the user to select one of the plurality of landmark images (LMI) . In addition, a user image addition button (UIAB) is provided so that a user can directly add a modeled image as a landmark image. When the user image is added as the landmark image by using the user image addition button UIAB, the added image is displayed in the landmark image selection window LMSW, and the user can select the added image as the landmark image. When the user image addition button UIAB is selected, the landmark providing apparatus may provide a landmark image creation screen capable of generating a landmark image so that the user can directly model the landmark in the landmark image creation screen. The landmark image generated in the landmark image creation screen is added to the landmark image selection window (LMSW).

Among the plurality of landmark images provided by the landmark providing apparatus, a representative image of the character used by the user in the game may be included. Some games in online games sometimes provide representative marks representing individual characters or teams. In such a game, if a representative mark is used as a landmark, it is easy to distinguish a landmark for a certain user, and the generated representative mark can be recycled as a landmark.

The landmark function setting window (LMFW) is a window for setting functions for the landmark image selected in the landmark image selection window (LMSW). The landmark function setting window LMFW displays a plurality of landmark functions (LMF) which are basically provided by the landmark providing apparatus so that the user can select one of the functions of the plurality of landmark functions (LMF) Like the image (LMI), the user function input button (UFB) is provided so that the user can input the landmark function directly. If the user selects the user function input button UFB, the landmark providing apparatus displays a landmark function input window (not shown) on the user terminal, and the user inputs the landmark function input window When the function is input, the input function can be added to the landmark function setting window LMFW.

Here, the landmark function is a description of the landmark displayed on the user terminal. When one landmark of at least one landmark displayed on the map is selected, the set function is displayed on the user terminal.

As described above, in the present invention, the landmark does not perform a special operation on the game. A landmark is a function for displaying a landmark to a user terminal or a user when the user selects a specific landmark for displaying information on a specific area on the map to the user himself or another user. Display.

The landmark application range setting window LMRW sets a range in which the landmark displayed by the specific user on the map is to be displayed. The landmark may be used only for the user who installed the landmark, for the user to display to the team members of the included team, and in some cases for all users on the online game. The landmark application range setting window LMRW provides a plurality of landmark application ranges (LMR) that can be selected by the user, and the user selects one of the plurality of landmark application ranges (LMR) The application range of the landmark can be set. The landmark application range can also be directly input by the user. However, in this case, since the load on the landmark providing apparatus may increase, the landmark application range may be one of a plurality of landmark application ranges provided by the landmark providing apparatus It is preferable to select the landmark application range of "

The landmark setting screen 10 provides a landmark confirmation button SLMC to generate a landmark with the landmark image LMI selected by the user, the landmark function LMF and the landmark application range LMR, And store it in the mark storage device.

3 shows a flow of generating a user landmark according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a flow of generating a user landmark will be described. First, when the landmark generating signal is received, the landmark setting screen 10 is provided to the user terminal, (Step S210).

When the user enters the landmark setting screen 10, the user determines whether to use the preset landmark provided by the landmark providing apparatus (S220). If a preset landmark is used, a landmark image may be selected from among a plurality of landmark images LMI displayed in the landmark image selection window LMIW (S230). However, if the user does not use the predetermined landmark image but directly generates it, the user image addition button UIAB is selected. If the user image add button UIAB is selected, the landmark providing apparatus displays the landmark image creating screen on the user terminal (S240). The user models and creates a landmark of a desired shape on the landmark creation screen (S250).

4 shows a flow of setting an application target of a landmark according to an example of the present invention.

In the present invention, an application target of a landmark indicates a mode or a user range in which a landmark placed by a specific user on the map can be confirmed during the game. In order to set the application target of the landmark, it is first determined whether to set the mode application range (S410). If it is determined that the mode application range needs to be set, the landmark providing apparatus sets an application mode in which the landmark can be used (S420). As described above, recent online games provide various modes, and the characteristics of the games may be different for each mode. Therefore, the landmark providing apparatus can distinguish between a mode in which the user can use the landmark and a mode in which the landmark is not available. The mode in which the landmark can be used and the mode in which the landmark can not be used may be set by the user, but it is preferable that the landmark providing apparatus determines and sets the available part of the landmark in consideration of the characteristics of each mode. In addition, not only the mode-specific characteristics but also each of the plurality of landmarks has a characteristic depending on the function, so that the availability of each of the plurality of landmarks can be determined and applied to each mode.

Thereafter, the landmark providing apparatus analyzes the function of the landmark and discriminates whether or not the landmark is set as a personal range (S430). If it is determined that the landmark is the subject of personal display application, the user character application range is set (S440). When the user character application range is set, the landmark is set to be visible only to the user terminal of the user who has placed the landmark during the competition. That is, when a specific user places a landmark set in the user character application range on the map, the landmark can be recognized only by the user who placed the landmark, and since the landmark is not displayed on the user terminal of all other users, The presence of the landmark can not be recognized.

Then, the landmark providing apparatus determines whether to set the landmark to the team range (S450). If it is determined that the landmark is to be set as the team range, the application range of the landmark is set to the team application range (S460). When set to the team application range, an application range is set so that team members including the user who placed the landmark on the map can recognize the landmark. That is, if a particular user places a landmark on the map, both the user and the team members comprising the team including the user can identify the landmark. However, other users who do not belong to the team will not be able to see the landmark.

Further, the landmark providing apparatus determines whether to set the landmark to all character ranges (S470). If it is determined that the landmark is to be set in all the character ranges, the application range of the landmark is set to all user application ranges (S480). When the coverage of the landmark is set to all user coverage, all users participating in the competition in that mode can check the landmark.

FIG. 5 shows a flow of displaying a landmark during a race according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the flow of displaying the landmark receives a landmark use signal from the user terminal (S700), and first determines whether the landmark is available mode (S810). In the landmark usable mode, a plurality of landmarks usable in the current mode are displayed on the user terminal, and the user selects a landmark to be placed in the map among the displayed plurality of landmarks and outputs a landmark selection signal to the landmark providing device (S820). The landmark providing apparatus receives the landmark selection signal and displays the selected landmark on the map (S830).

The landmark providing apparatus then determines whether the corresponding mode of the online game provides a mini-map (S840). The mini-map is a kind of map of a map which is a virtual space of an online game, and plays a role of a radar depending on an online game. If a mini-map is provided in the game, the landmark is also displayed in the mini-map (S850).

In the above description, it is first determined whether the landmark is usable. However, the landmark may be set to be usable in different modes for each of the plurality of landmarks as described above. In this case, the landmark providing apparatus may display all available landmarks in the current mode on the user terminal, and the user may select one of the displayed landmarks.

6 shows a flow of displaying selected landmarks on a map according to an example of the present invention.

When the type of the landmark to be displayed on the map is selected from the user terminal, it is determined whether or not the selected landmark is the user character application range (S831). If the landmark is a landmark of the user character application range, the landmark providing apparatus displays the landmark only on the map of the user so that the landmark is not displayed to other users (S832).

Then, it is determined whether the landmark is a landmark set in the team application range (S833). If the landmark is a landmark set in the team application range, the team configuration of the user who placed the landmark is confirmed, and the landmark is displayed on the map of all team members (S834). That is, only team members can check the landmark.

Then, it is determined whether the application range of the set landmark is set to all user application ranges (S835). If the landmark is set to all user coverage, a landmark is displayed on all user maps (S836). Therefore, all users can check the landmark on the map.

7 shows a flow of displaying selected landmarks on a mini-map according to an example of the present invention.

As described above, the mini-map is not only provided in a map form in which a map is reduced in an online game, but may also include a radar function. A landmark can also be displayed on the mini-map. This is possible because the mini-map is not a simple map, but rather a radar function. In an online game in which the mini-map does not provide the radar function, the landmark can be displayed in the mini-map as a type of feature placed at the corresponding position. The flow of displaying the landmark on the mini-map is basically the same as the flow in which the landmark of Fig. 6 is displayed on the map, and will not be described separately here.

8 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing a landmark of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the system for providing landmarks of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user terminals 101 to 10n, an Internet 200, a game server 300, and a landmark providing apparatus 400 . Each of the plurality of user terminals 101 to 10n is connected to the game server 300 via the Internet 200 and a game client for performing a game is installed.

The game server 300 first provides a web page to which a user can access, and provides various services such as a chat, a club, a shopping mall, and various Internet games to a plurality of user terminals 101 to 10n to be connected. 8, a plurality of users are connected to the game server 300 through the computers 101 to 10n. However, in addition to the computers, other terminals capable of accessing the game server 300 through the Internet 200, have. For example, a mobile communication terminal, a television capable of accessing the Internet, or the like can be used.

The game server 300 may include a web database for storing items such as items that enable a user to perform various functions on the web or a game, and storing item information owned by the users. The game server 300 sells various items to users by referring to a web database, and stores the items as user information in a web database when the user purchases the items.

When the user accesses the game through the web page, the game server 300 drives the game client installed in the user terminal 101 to 10n, and the user terminal 101 to 10n is connected to the Internet 200 to the game server 300 via the Internet. Here, it is assumed that the game client is installed in the emulator of the user terminals 101 to 10n. Otherwise, the game server 300 determines that the game client is installed and controls the game client for the game to be installed at a necessary point of time.

In addition, the game server 300 may include a game database (not shown) that stores titles for each game for controlling the game. Here, the game logic refers to rules specified for automatically proceeding a game according to a rule set in the game, and indicates a series of processes in the game.

The landmark providing apparatus 400 includes an information storage unit 410 for storing team information and character information, a landmark setting unit 420 for setting and storing at least one landmark, and a plurality of map information And a map information storage unit 430 for storing the map information. The information storage unit 410 includes a team information storage unit 411 for storing team information and a character information storage unit 412 for storing information on each of the characters. The team information storage unit 411 stores information about characters belonging to the team together with information that the team commonly uses, such as a team mark. The character information storage unit 412 stores information on individual characters such as the image of each character and the game record and level. The map information storage unit 430 stores the mini-map information together when the online game provides the mini-map.

The landmark setting unit 420 of the landmark providing apparatus 400 not only stores the previously generated landmark but also provides the landmark setting screen and the landmark image creating screen so that the user can generate an image of the landmark And stores the function and coverage of each landmark together. When the landmark use signal is received from the user terminal during the game progress and the landmark selection signal is received, the selected landmark is displayed on the map received from the map information storage unit and transmitted to the user terminal. If there is information on the mini-map in the map information storage unit, the landmark is also displayed in the mini-map. In addition, in the case of the user character application range, the landmark is displayed only in the user terminal according to the character information received in the character information storage unit 412, The landmark is displayed on the user terminal for each team member character received in the storage unit 411 and the character information storage unit 412.

The landmark providing apparatus 400 may further include an item information storage unit (not shown), and may provide the landmark to the user in the form of an item. In the case where the landmark is provided in the form of an item, the landmark providing apparatus determines whether the user's character holds the landmark when the specific user desires to use the landmark, and only the character having the landmark holds the land The mark can be made available.

In addition, the team information storage unit 411 and the character information storage unit 412 may store both the team information and the character information. In some cases, the team information storage unit 411 and the character information storage unit 412 may divide information with the game server 300, (101 to 10n) and information.

Although the landmark providing apparatus 400 is shown as a separate apparatus in FIG. 8, the landmark providing apparatus 400 may be included in the game server 300, and in some cases, it may be implemented as a database.

The method and apparatus for providing a landmark of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention described above can be applied to an application installed basically in a terminal (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically installed in the terminal) And may be executed by an application (that is, a program) directly installed on a terminal by a user through an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server associated with the service. In this sense, the method for providing the landmark of the on-line game according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in an application installed in the terminal or directly installed by the user (i.e., a program) Can be recorded on the medium.

Such a program may be recorded on a recording medium that can be read by a computer and executed by a computer so that the above-described functions can be executed.

As described above, in order to execute the method of providing the landmark of the online game according to each embodiment of the present invention, the program may be coded in a computer language such as C, C ++, JAVA, And may include a code.

The code may include a function code related to a function or the like that defines the functions described above and may include an execution procedure related control code necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the functions described above according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, such code may further include memory reference related code as to what additional information or media needed to cause the processor of the computer to execute the aforementioned functions should be referenced at any location (address) of the internal or external memory of the computer .

In addition, when a processor of a computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server, etc., to perform the above-described functions, the code may be stored in a computer's communication module (e.g., a wired and / ) May be used to further include communication related codes such as how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted or received during communication.

The functional program for implementing the present invention and the related code and code segment may be implemented by programmers in the technical field of the present invention in consideration of the device environment of the computer that reads the recording medium and executes the program, Or may be easily modified or modified by the user.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical media storage, and the like.

The computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be distributed to a computer apparatus connected via a network so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above and send the results of the execution to one or more of the other distributed computers, The computer may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

In particular, a computer-readable recording medium storing an application that is a program for executing a method for providing a landmark of an online game according to each embodiment of the present invention includes an application store server, an application, (E.g., a hard disk, etc.) included in an application provider server such as a Web server, or an application providing server itself.

A computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing a method of providing a landmark of an online game according to each embodiment of the present invention, can be read by a general PC such as a general desktop or a notebook computer, , A PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a mobile terminal, and it should be interpreted as all devices capable of computing.

In addition, a computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing a method for providing a landmark of an online game, according to an embodiment of the present invention is read is a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) The application may be downloaded from the application providing server to the general PC and installed in the mobile terminal through the synchronization program.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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A landmark providing apparatus,
Transmitting a landmark setting screen to the user terminal when receiving the landmark generating signal from the user terminal;
Setting at least one of an image, a function and an application range of the landmark according to an input signal received from the user terminal through the landmark setting screen; And
Displaying at least one landmark set on the user terminal when receiving a landmark use signal for a location selected by the user on the map, which is a virtual space on the online game, during the online game; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the step of setting at least one of an image, a function and an application range of the landmark comprises:
Setting a user character application range in which the landmark is displayed on the terminal of the user;
Setting a team application range in which the landmark is displayed on a terminal of another user corresponding to a character belonging to the team including the character of the user; And
Setting all user ranges in which the landmark is displayed on all user terminals of the online game; And sets the range of coverage for the landmark,
The landmark setting screen includes:
A landmark image selection window for displaying an image of a plurality of previously stored landmarks on the user terminal to set an image of the landmark;
A landmark function setting window for displaying information on a function of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the function of the landmark;
A landmark application range setting window for displaying information on an application range of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the application range of the landmark;
A user image addition button, which is a button that allows a user to create a landmark image and add the landmark image to the landmark image selection window in addition to the previously stored plurality of landmark images; And
And a user function input button for adding the landmark function inputted from the user terminal to the landmark function setting window in addition to the plurality of preset landmark functions. Claim 2 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of displaying the landmark comprises:
Upon receiving a selection signal for one of the at least one landmark from the user terminal, determining a predetermined coverage for the selected landmark;
Displaying the landmark on a map displayed on the user terminal according to the determined coverage; And
Displaying a function set in the landmark on the user terminal when receiving a selection input for the landmark displayed on the map from the user terminal; Of the online game. delete Claim 4 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of selecting the landmark function comprises:
Setting a plurality of landmark functions for the same landmark image to different colors of the landmark image according to the set function; The method of claim 1, further comprising: delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of setting an image and a function of the landmark comprises:
Displaying a landmark image creation screen for generating the landmark image on the user terminal upon receiving the user image addition button selection signal from the user terminal;
Adding a landmark image generated by an input of the user terminal to the landmark image selection window on the landmark image creation screen;
Displaying a landmark function input window capable of inputting a function for the landmark to the user terminal when receiving a selection input for the user function input button from the user terminal; And
Adding a function entered in the landmark function input window to the landmark function setting window; The method of claim 1, further comprising: delete Claim 8 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of setting the application range of the landmark comprises:
Setting a game mode in which the landmark can be used among the plurality of game modes when a plurality of game modes are provided in the online game; The method of claim 1, further comprising: Claim 9 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the step of displaying the set at least one landmark comprises:
Determining whether the mode of the game in progress is a mode in which the landmark is available upon reception of the landmark use signal; And
Displaying the at least one landmark on the user terminal when it is determined that the landmark can be used; The method of claim 1, further comprising: Claim 10 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of displaying the set at least one landmark comprises:
Displaying the landmark on the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal when the application range of the landmark is a user character application range;
When the application range of the landmark is the team application range, acquires information of other users belonging to the team including the user of the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal, Displaying a landmark; And
Displaying the landmark on the terminal of all users connected to the online game when the coverage of the landmark is in the range of all users; The method of claim 1, further comprising: 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the step of displaying the set at least one landmark comprises:
Wherein a number set in accordance with the order displayed on the map is displayed together with the landmark when the number of times that the same landmark is selected is a plurality of times. Claim 12 is abandoned in setting registration fee. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of displaying the set at least one landmark comprises:
Determining whether the online game provides a map for the map and a mini-map for performing a radar function; And
Displaying the landmark on the mini-map if the mini-map is provided; The method of claim 1, further comprising: Claim 13 has been abandoned due to the set registration fee. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step of displaying on the mini-
Displaying the landmark on the mini-map displayed on the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal when the application range of the landmark is the user character application range;
If the application range of the landmark is the team application range, information of other users belonging to the team including the user of the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal is acquired and displayed on the user terminals of the other users Displaying the landmark on the mini-map; And
Displaying the landmark on the mini-map displayed on the terminal of all the users connected to the online game when the range of application of the landmark is in the range of all users; The method of claim 1, further comprising: Claim 14 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the step of displaying on the mini-
Wherein a number set in accordance with the order displayed on the map is displayed on the mini-map together with the landmark when the number of times that the same landmark is selected is a plurality of times. A team information storage unit for storing team information of a plurality of teams operating on an online game;
A character information storage unit for storing information on each of a plurality of characters operated on an online game including a character constituting the team;
A map information storage unit for storing information on a plurality of maps which are virtual spaces on an online game; And
A landmark setting screen is transmitted to the user terminal, and at least one landmark is set according to an input signal received through the user terminal, And a landmark setting unit for displaying the set at least one landmark on the user terminal when the landmark use signal is received,
The landmark setting unit,
And displays the landmark on the map of the user terminal according to an application range set in the landmark when the set at least one landmark is displayed. A team application range in which the landmark is displayed on the terminal of another user corresponding to a character belonging to the team including the character of the user, Selects one of all user ranges in which the landmark is displayed and sets the selected range to an application range for the landmark,
The landmark setting screen includes:
A landmark image selection window for displaying an image of a plurality of previously stored landmarks on the user terminal to set an image of the landmark;
A landmark function setting window for displaying information on a function of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the function of the landmark;
A landmark application range setting window for displaying information on an application range of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the application range of the landmark;
A user image addition button, which is a button that allows a user to create a landmark image and add the landmark image to the landmark image selection window in addition to the previously stored plurality of landmark images; And
And a user function input button for adding a landmark function inputted from the user terminal to the landmark function setting window in addition to the plurality of preset landmark functions. delete delete Claim 18 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 16. The method of claim 15,
The landmark setting unit,
Wherein when the plurality of functions of the landmark are set for the same landmark image, the colors of the landmark images are set differently according to the set function. delete delete Claim 21 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 16. The method of claim 15,
The landmark setting unit,
When the application range of the landmark is the user character application range, the landmark is displayed on the user terminal corresponding to the received landmark use signal, and when the application range of the landmark is the team application range, Acquiring information of other users belonging to a team including a user of the user terminal corresponding to a landmark use signal and displaying the landmark on the user terminals of the other users, And displays the landmark on the terminal of all the users who have accessed the online game. Claim 22 is abandoned in setting registration fee. 22. The method of claim 21,
The landmark setting unit,
Wherein a number set in accordance with the order displayed on the map is displayed together with the landmark when the same number of the same landmarks is selected a plurality of times. Claim 23 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 22. The method of claim 21,
The map information storage unit stores,
And a mini map for performing a map and a radar function for the map is stored. Claim 24 is abandoned in setting registration fee. 24. The method of claim 23,
The landmark setting unit,
Wherein the mini-map information for the ongoing game is received from the map information storage unit, and the landmark is displayed on the mini-map of the user terminal. A landmark providing apparatus,
Transmitting a landmark setting screen to the user terminal when receiving the landmark generating signal from the user terminal;
Setting at least one of an image, a function and an application range of the landmark according to an input signal received from the user terminal through the landmark setting screen; And
Displaying at least one landmark set on the user terminal when receiving a landmark use signal for a location selected by the user on the map, which is a virtual space on the online game, during the online game; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the step of setting at least one of an image, a function and an application range of the landmark comprises:
Setting a user character application range in which the landmark is displayed on the terminal of the user;
Setting a team application range in which the landmark is displayed on a terminal of another user corresponding to a character belonging to the team including the character of the user; And
Setting all user ranges in which the landmark is displayed on all user terminals of the online game; And sets the range of coverage for the landmark,
The landmark setting screen includes:
A landmark image selection window for displaying an image of a plurality of previously stored landmarks on the user terminal to set an image of the landmark;
A landmark function setting window for displaying information on a function of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the function of the landmark;
A landmark application range setting window for displaying information on an application range of a plurality of previously stored landmarks to the user terminal to set the application range of the landmark;
A user image addition button, which is a button that allows a user to create a landmark image and add the landmark image to the landmark image selection window in addition to the previously stored plurality of landmark images; And
And a user function input button for adding the landmark function inputted from the user terminal to the landmark function setting window in addition to the plurality of preset landmark functions. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method is recorded.

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